Interested in Streaming Music? Then, Unlock the Spotify Universe!

According to Kevin Sintumuang, writing in the Wall Street Journal: “You could practically feel the air change as the tidal wave of hype came at us from across the Atlantic. There was this streaming music service in Europe called Spotify that was pure bananas. You could listen to every song you’d want to hear and then some. Free. Legally. And people loved it. The catch? There wasn’t one, really. The user interface was slick and easy. For less than a cost of a CD a month you could have an ad-free version of the service and even use it on your smart phone.”
 Photo by Harry Campbell for the Wall Street Journal.
Check out Spotify’s three service plans (from free to premium) here.
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What Recruiters Look at During the 6 Seconds They Spend on Your Resume

Is YOUR resume ready to do the job? The images below are based on an eye-tracking study that indicates the “hot spots” that draw professional recruiters. How do recruiters QUICKLY scan your resume?
Vivian Giang, writing for businessinsider.com, says: “Although we may never know why we didn’t get chosen for a job interview, a recent study is shedding some light on recruiters’ decision-making behavior. According to research, recruiters spend an average of six seconds before they make the initial ‘fit or no fit’ decision on candidates. The study used a scientific technique called “eye tracking” on 30 professional recruiters and examined their eye movements during a 10-week period to “record and analyze where and how long someone focuses when digesting a piece of information or completing a task.”
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Is Pinterest the Next Facebook?

What is the attraction of Pinterest?
Click the image for the full story in Fortune magazine.

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